The Duke and Duchess of Kent: Oct 2003-

[florawindsor]

Originally Posted by kelly9480

Marina bequeathed her jewels in the Greek fashion -- majority to the sons with the son-in-law expected to purchase jewellery for the daughter. But a lot of the Kent jewels have been sold over the years for money. Even right after Marina's death a brooch, necklace and earrings were sold to meet death duties. I think the Gloucesters willed everything to Richard before their deaths, because he had no trouble paying up. But Marina held on to her stuff til the end.

i'm not familiar with the British laws, so i always wonder, in Britain, if somebody gives his children his money/valuable things as gifts before he dies, does he still have to pay tax about these things? if not, why so many people still hold on to their fortune untill they die and let their children pay so much death duties?

[wymanda]

Originally Posted by branchg

In addition, the Duke of Gloucester inherited money from Princess Louise as well as her jewels.

The DoK inherited property that came from his great aunt, Pncess Victoria who left his father her country estate, Coppins. This was later sold and the Kents used a house on the Sandringham estate. Therefore, IMO, they must still have the proceeds from the sale of Coppins invested somewhere.

[james]

Rare picture picture of the Duke of Kent (then Prince Edward of Kent) on Grandma Queen Mary's knee with his two York cousins.

[Princejohnny25]

Whats the chain that the DoK is wearing at the opening of the masonic lodge.

[Warren]

Originally Posted by Princejohnny25

Whats the chain that the DoK is wearing at the opening of the masonic lodge.

Probably his Grand Master's chain.

[iceflower]

The Duchess at the Classical Brit Awards 04.05.2006:


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[fanletizia]

HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (R) watching the action on Centre Court during day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2006 in London, England

from getty

[iceflower]

"LONDON - JULY 02: The Duchess of Kent delivers her speech at the Summer Tennis Soiree with the Stars dinner hosted by EBS and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation at Kensington Palace July 2, 2006 in London. (Photo by Getty Images for Laureus)"


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[princess olga]

Originally Posted by fanletizia

HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (R) watching the action on Centre Court during day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2006 in London, England

from getty

He's in great company --the man with the pink tie behind the Duke, should anyone wonder, is none other than Terry Wogan, a British radio and tv presenter

[BeatrixFan]

Sir Terry and Lady Wogan if you please

[Avalon]

Duke of Kent at the Wimbledon, July 5
getty

[purple_platinum]

July 9, 2006
Roger Federer (SUI) receives the winner's trophy from the Duke of Kent after his final of the 2006 Wimbledon tennis Championships against Rafael Nadal (ESP).



photo by Sergio Carmona/EFE

[iceflower]

You are most welcome, Bella and I totally agree with your opinion :)

Here's a nice portrait of the Duke of Kent:


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[Bella]

Very nice, Iceflower. The Duke of Kent has always struck me as very dignified and conservative.

[iceflower]

I'm glad you liked the portrait of Charles, Bella, mims111 and Avalon :)

Here's the other portrait of the Duke of Kent, I already mentioned :)


(HELLO)

[Bella]

Another nice picture, Iceflower. In this photo, I can see a resemblence between the Duke and the Prince of Wales when he was younger.

[iceflower]

A portrait of the Duchess of Kent:


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[Bella]

Very nice pictures of the Duchess of Kent, Iceflower. Remarkable how much her daughter, Helen, resembles her.

[iceflower]

Caption:"The Duke of Kent (L) accepts the European Culture Award given to him in the category "Pro Humanitate" by Dresdner Bank chairman Herbert Walter 10 October 2006 at Dresden's Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady). The prize has been awarded every year since 1993 to people who devote their energies to making sure that other people realise that the European idea provides a chance to set an example of peaceful co-existence by different peoples. Among the laureates of the award's 2006 edition are the German-Russian Forum "St. Petersburg Dialogue" (Culture Award for Politics) and the Russian-Orthodox and German Protestant churches (Culture Award for Communication)."


(Photo credit: PEER GRIMM/AFP/Getty Images)

[fanletizia]

The Duke of Kent wears dark glasses to view a Mars exhibit during a "Punk Science Show" and exhibition in Buckingham Palace to mark the importance of British Science on October 24, 2006 in London, England

from getty